[Ecoed] Re: Ecoed Digest, Vol 34, Issue 3

[Karl Kleiner]

I too had used Krohne. It was well written, covered topics the other 
books didn't, and was accurate.
I have just recently switched to Krebs for teaching Ecology to juniors 
and seniors at a 4-year undergraduate college.

With regard to an ecology text with an evolutionary slant, none comes 
closer in my mind than Eric Pianka's "Evolutionary Ecology." You won't 
find much on traditional ecology topics such as dispersal, and habitat 
selection, and short sections on succession and ecosystems. Even the 
section on autecology is relative short compared to other ecology texts. 
Surprisingly, the chapter on 'evolution and natural selection' is short 
- only 9 pages! Many chapters have a short section, such as 'evolution 
of niches' or 'evolutionary consequences of competition.'

Another book I have, is "Evolution and ecology of the organism," by 
Michael R. Rose and Laurence D. Mueller. I've not looked at this one 
very much. Depsite its title, it does cover some traditional ecology 
topics such as dispersal, competition, and predation. Although it covers 
life-history strategies, it doesn't cover population biology. It has 
lots of figures and graphs, like Molles (but not as well annotated). The 
text appears to be suitable for non-majors or an introductory (freshmen) 
ecology class.

-Karl Kleiner

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>Today's Topics:
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>   1. Looking for an evolutionarily oriented introductory ecology
>      text (Paul Mack)
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>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:12:14 -0600
>From: Paul Mack <pmack at muw.edu>
>Subject: [Ecoed] Looking for an evolutionarily oriented introductory
>	ecology	text
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>Dear all:
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>I will be teaching ecology this fall at a small undergraduate university. The
>previous instructor used an aquatically oriented text but, as an evolutionary
>biologist with exclusively terrestrial experience, I'd like to select a
>different text. Unfortunately, I am constrained for time and unable to request
>and peruse even a few of the many texts out there. I'm hoping that there may be
>some among you on this list that are aware of a textbook that comes at the
>topic with an evolutionary bent. If so, please feel free to make any
>recommendations you wish. I'll be happy to provide a summary of any responses I
>receive to the list.
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>Thanks in advance.
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>Paul Mack, Ph.D
>Assistant Professor of Biology
>Department of Sciences and Mathematics
>Mississippi University for Women
>1100 College Street, MUW-100
>Columbus, MS 39701
>662-329-4987
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